207ND0900X Taxonomy Code - Dermatopathology

Taxonomy Code

Code:
207ND0900X

Type:
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

Classification:
Dermatology

Specialization:
Dermatopathology

Level:
Level III - Area of Specialization

Definition:
A dermatopathologist has the expertise to diagnose and monitor diseases of the skin including infectious, immunologic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases. This entails the examination and interpretation of specially prepared tissue sections, cellular scrapings and smears of skin lesions by means of routine and special (electron and fluorescent) microscopes.